Publications by authors named "Alessandro Tancioni"
Article Synopsis
- Ankle arthroscopy, a less invasive surgical method for diagnosing and treating ankle disorders, is increasing in popularity, but its national trends in Italy from 2001 to 2016 are not well understood.
- The study analyzed data from Italy's National Hospital Discharge Records, examining patient demographics, hospital stays, and primary diagnoses related to 23,644 ankle arthroscopy procedures.
- Findings revealed that most patients were young males, with a median hospital stay of 2.1 days, and the most common diagnoses included joint contractures and articular cartilage disorders, costing the health system over 2 million euros annually.
This study describes the trends of elbow arthroscopy in Italy and other countries in order to evaluate the yearly rates of EA. Its purpose is for future epidemiological studies to be able to compare their data between countries in order to understand the reasons for the increasing and decreasing trends. Data for this study were obtained from National Hospital Discharge records (SDO) at the Italian Ministry of Health (INHS).
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